SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – Public health officials say one southern Illinois county is at an elevated risk of COVID-19 transmission.

It was announced Friday that Johnson County, along with 22 other counties across the state, had reached medium community risk level. At that level, the elderly and immunocompromised are advised to wear a mask in indoor public places.

Statewide, public health officials announced 40,026 new cases last week with 45 additional deaths. The preliminary seven-day statewide case rate is 314 cases per 100,000 residents.